Mass Effect Starship: Civilian Frigate

Name: Frigate
Craft: Civilian Frigate
Type: Multipurpose Ship
Scale: Capital
Length: 150 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 24; skeleton: 3/+10
Passengers: varies: 15 - 150
Cargo Capacity: 3,000 metric tons
Consumables: 2 years
FTL Drive: x56,750
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D+2
Space: 5
Hull: 3D+1
Shields: 1D+2
Sensors

• Passive: 40 / 1D
• Scan: 80 / 2D
• Search: 120 / 3D
• Focus: 4 / 4D

Weapons

• 2 Type VI Mass Accelerators

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 2-15/38/75
Atmosphere Range: 4-30/76/150km
Damage: 3D+2

• 2 Mark VI Javelin Disruptor Torpedo Pods

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-2/5/10
Atmosphere Range: 2-4/10/20km
Damage: 5D+2

• 4 GARDIAN Point Defense Laser Clusters

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: Automated: Starship Gunnery: 4D
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/13/25
Atmosphere Range: 10-500/1,300/2,500m
Damage: 2D

• 4 Type I Autocannons

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: Automated: Starship Gunnery: 4D
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/8/15
Atmosphere Range: 10-300/800/1,500m
Damage: 4D

Description: Civilian frigates are used mostly by corporations, diplomats, science institutes or small colonist enterprises. Like the merchant freighters they lack special armor or strong kinetic barriers. They are designed for conveyance of personnel and that’s why they have superior engines and FTL drives to a standard merchant vessel. Due to the lack of proper armor they can have bigger emitter arrays so that FTL travel can last longer and have shorter discharges. The interior is very luxurious compared to the military vessels, the crew and passenger quarters are not so cramped. The inside varies from ship to ship as most of those frigates are special orders. A frigate has three decks, the middle one is the main deck and there you will find the passenger quarters, mess and other facilities. The lower deck is mostly engineering and the upper crew quarters and ships systems. The FTL drive and the engines are situated at the stern, most of the control rooms and the bridge are situated at the bow. The ship possesses 2 airlocks at each side in the middle ship section and has the ability to carry 2 shuttle crafts at the portside and the starboard cargo holds.

Source:

• Mass Effect: The Unofficial Role Playing Game 2.35 (page 95)
• thedemonapostle